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Herc Rentals INC — City of Chicago contracts
Every contract the City of Chicago has on file with this vendor: what was awarded, which departments issued it, and how the awards were procured. Figures are computed live from the city's official contracts dataset.
Recorded in city contract data as HERC RENTALS INC.
$239,675,927
Total awarded
Net of revisions and de-obligations
30
Contracts on file
Earliest approved Mar 10, 1998
$130,545,795
Largest single award
Jun 10, 2026
Most recent approval
A note on the totals: the city files revisions and de-obligations as their own records with negative award amounts, so the total above is the net of awards and adjustments. An awarded amount is also not money paid — it is the ceiling the city agreed to, and actual spending can come in lower.
Departments, by total awarded
- Dept Of General Services$130,744,497
- Dept Of Fleet Mgmt$71,381,128
- Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$36,434,902
- Department Of Streets And Sanitation$1,115,400
- Chicago Department Of Transportation$0.00
Largest individual contracts
- RENTAL OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT WITH AND WITHOUT OPERATORS: GROUPS 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11,… — 2022$130,545,795
- RENTAL OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT WITH AND WITHOUT OPERATORS (ARROW BOARDS-PRIMARY & BACKHO… — 2011$29,888,511
- Not a new award Transfer Agreement from PO 243667 RENTAL OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT WITH AN… — 2025$24,635,524
- NOT A NEW AWARD TRANSFER FROM PO 201418 RENTAL OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT WITH AND WITHOUT … — 2025$11,799,378
- RENTAL OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT WITH AND WITHOUT OPERATORS — 2005$9,202,183
- RENTAL OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT WITH AND WITHOUT OPERATORS (ARROW BOARDS-PRIMARY & BACKHO… — 2017$6,354,201
- RENTAL OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT WITH AND WITHOUT OPERATORS (ARROW BOARDS-PRIMARY & BACKHO… — 2019$5,189,647
- RENTAL OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT WITH AND WITHOUT OPERATORS (ARROW BOARDS-PRIMARY & BACKHO… — 2020$5,085,975
How the work was procured
- BID22 contracts
- CONTRACT ASSIGNMENT/TRANSFER3 contracts
- JOINT PURCHASE1 contracts
Contract types
- WORK SERVICES / FACILITIES MAINT.18 contracts
- VEHICLES/HEAVY EQUIPMENT (CAPITAL)7 contracts
- Time Extension2 contracts
- Term Agreement1 contracts
- COMMODITIES1 contracts
Herc Rentals INC contracts most heavily with Dept Of General Services, which accounts for $130,744,497 across 2 contract records.
Herc Rentals INC contracts FAQ
- How much has Chicago awarded to Herc Rentals INC?
- City of Chicago contract records show $239,675,927 awarded to Herc Rentals INC across 30 contract records approved since Mar 10, 1998. That figure is the net of awards and later adjustments, and an award is not the same as money actually paid out.
- Which city departments contract with Herc Rentals INC?
- By total award amount, the departments contracting with Herc Rentals INC are: Dept Of General Services ($130,744,497); Dept Of Fleet Mgmt ($71,381,128); Department Of Fleet And Facility Management ($36,434,902); Department Of Streets And Sanitation ($1,115,400); Chicago Department Of Transportation ($0.00).
- What is the largest Herc Rentals INC contract?
- The largest single award on file is $130,545,795, described by the city as "RENTAL OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT WITH AND WITHOUT OPERATORS: GROUPS 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 17, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29,…", approved Jan 5, 2022, through Dept Of General Services.
- Why can a contract amount be negative?
- The city records revisions and de-obligations as separate rows with negative award amounts. That means a vendor total is the net of original awards plus every later adjustment, not a running tally of payments. Awarded dollars are also not the same as dollars spent — a contract can be awarded and only partly drawn down.
Source
- City Contractsupdated dailyofficial portal ↗
Contracts are matched on the vendor name exactly as the city records it, so a company filed under more than one spelling may appear on more than one page. Award amounts can be negative on revisions and de-obligations; totals are the net of awards and adjustments, not payments made.